There’s only one hurdle left for a bill to authorize the Texas attorney general to sue so-called patent trolls that send patent infringement demand letters in bad faith.

The Texas House on May 22 voted to pass Senate Bill 1457. The House did not make any changes to the version of SB 1457 that the Senate passed on April 21, which means that the bill will head to Gov. Greg Abbott.

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